Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-29
FIRES ON ERIN'S HILLS.
ACHILL ISLANDERS WATCHING
10 FIGHT A SuEKIFF.

DUBLIN, Jan, 2S.-The people ofAchnl,
an island of the coast OF county Mayo,
are preparing to repel the Sheriff who is
on his way thlther TO execute fifty eject
ment writs. The people are watching
day and night for his advent, and have ar
ranged to give notice of his approach, II
at night, by means OF fires and rockets.
The fifty ejectments, If executed, Will put
on the road about all the islanders who at
present have decent shelter The people
of the island are extremely poor, and
nearly all were supported during the
whole OF last winter and spring through
charitable contributions raised and dis
tributed by the New York sun.
The last series Of eVictiOns at Glen
belgh, county Kerry, commenced to-day.
PREPARING FOR AN ONSLAUGHT.
LIMERICK, Jan. 2S.-Six hundred police
are preparing to assist in seventy evic-
uons on the BOdy-Kee estate, county
Clare.
THE BURNING OF HOUSES.
LONDON, Jan. 2S.-The0dore Fry, Lib
eral, member for Darlington, asked the
government in the House of Commons
this afternoon what they had done to pre-
vent the burning of dwellings from which
tenants had been eVicted at Glenbeigb,
ireland. He also asked whether Gen.
Butler had tried to obtain concessions in
rent for the tenantry in Ireland. Sir
Michael Hicks Beach replied that Gen.
Butler had not interfered until some
seventy evctiOns had been executed,
when he tried to influence the mortgages
toward greater leulency. The govern
meht had nc legal right TO 90 further than
this.
THE HOUSE IN UPRoAR.
''There is" continued the Chief Secre-
tary, lone real remedy, and that is re-
move these poor people from the poverty
stricken DISTRICTS" Cries OF ''Sname!
~hame!" and "No! No!"I with their
own free will" went on the speaker,
Cries Of "No! No! Never! Shame!"l "to
some other place in Ireland" Great and
prolonged uproar here ensued. The
Speakers interrupted the proceedings at
this point and notified the mem
bers that cries like ''shame"
would be vigorously suppressed. Sir
Michael Hicks Beach then said: "All
wished to say was that the very poor
people living in poverty districts
should be removed TO other parts OF Ire.
land, or elsewhere, where they could live
in prosperity aud comfort. IConservative
cheers. II those VINO take an interest In
TINS matter desire to promote such set
Element | shall be most delighted to give
every aid in my power to any action they
may combine 10 bring 1t about"
A REFUSAL TO REPLY.
William Redmond, Parnellite, aaked:
"Does the government approve the actions
OF the the authorities i'll burning houses
at GlenbeIgh?'
Sir Michael replied: cit is not my busi-
ness to express any opinion on that
point" Conservative cheers.
The subject was then dropped and the
debate on the address IN reply to the
speech from the throne was resumed.
The Times fails TO understand why |
Lord Churchill ever Joined the Cabinet. |
His statements in the House of Commons |
Yesterday exhibit extraordinary leVity in
dealing with great national issues and
singular lack Of coherent reasoning.
THE LEAGUE DENOUNCED.
Mr.. SaundersOn, Conservative, re
sumed the debate on the address in reply |
TO the Queens speech. He made a vIgor- |
Gus attack upon the Land League, which |
he said had manufactured the present
crisis in Ireland. 1t ought to be crushed |
if Ireland was to be made Contented or |
happy. The object OF the plan OF cam
paign was to overthrow the authority OF |
the crown. He believed that the plan had |
NOR cor less commended itself to Mr.. |
Gladstone.
MT. Gladstone shook his head in the |
negative.
Mr.. Harrington, Nationalist, reply |
ing TO Mr.. SaundersOn, commended that the |
plan of campaign was better than the |
pressure which Sir Michael Hicks Beach |
exercised for the same purpose.
Sir Thomas Esmonde, Nationalist,
maintained that il was just as lawful for |
the tenants to combine against their land |
lords as for workmen to combine against
their employers. He was himself land |
lord, and he saw no hardship in The plan
Of campaign.
HICKS BEACH ANSWERS AN ATTACK.
Mir. Fry, Liberal. said he thought that |
il sir MICbael HICKS Beach was unable TO |
give an opinion, or suggest a remedy for |
the GlrnbeIgh affair, he ought TO follow |
Lord Randolph Churcnill's example.
sir Hicks Beach said he thought Mr.. !
Fry's remarks were Unfair. The govern
ment mad in view proposals for the amelo-
ration OF the condition of Ireland. Ii |
was because he had concerned himself, /
even going beyond his ordinary duties 10
prevent the sulerlnEs alluded to, that he
mad been misrepresented and charged
with supporting the plan OF campaign.
Was not the condition Of the GleubeiRh
tenants, il they really desired 10 benefit
them, proof Of the necessity for moving
them to some other district Unless tney
accepted the maxim that poverty entitled
q man TO live IN another house they were
unable 10 withhold needful support IN en-
forcing the law. There was 20 truth in
the stories about his having exercised
dispensing power. lie simply directed
Gen. Butler ana other magistrates when
eyictiOns were imminent to inform the I
owners. especially II nonresident, OF
the circumstances Of the case,
and TO endeayOr by the use OF reason and
argument to promote an amicable settle
ment. lie knew that In so doing he ex-
ceeded his absolute duties, put ne was
certain that no instance could be pro-
duoed Of any government official having
coerced a landlord Uy q threat OF witn-
holding protection from him. The plan
OF campaign, he continued, meant
combination to force the land Ords TO
accept what the tenants chose TO offer
that sum TO be further reduced next
year or leave the tenant Ia possession Of
the land. rent free, and then 10 raise
cry about the hardship OF evlctions for
the purpose OF decelvlng the country.
TCries OF "Ohl Ohp and cheers The
government was Obliged to do its best
with the tools ia It's hands, but with the
difficulties aud delays OF the criminal
law as eXistent,it mad not sufficient power
10 cope with such q proceeding as the
plan OF campaign. The House then ad-
journed.
Hu..h.. hna haI 81, raFrs.T /